Pragmatic Play · 2022
Big Bass Splash is a 5x3 fishing video slot from Pragmatic Play with high volatility. Here is how it plays, pays and runs its free spins.
Know payouts
Read this table before choosing a bet, so each number means something once the reels turn.
| What it means | Reads as |
|---|---|
| Game provider | Pragmatic Play |
| Return to player | 96.71% |
| Volatility level | High |
| Grid size | 5x3 |
| Max win multiple | x5,000 |
| Max win in money | A$1,250,000 |
| Release date | 23/06/2022 |
Pick this game if you like fishing and ocean themes on a 5x3 grid with 10 fixed paylines. Wins are read from the leftmost reel to the right, and a line pays when at least two matching symbols land in a row. The symbols are a red off-road 4x4 truck, a fishing reel and rod, a dragonfly, a red tackle box, and the card ranks A, K, Q, J and 10.
Go for this slot if you enjoy bonus rounds with a fishing crew. In Free Spins, WILD Fisherman appears on every reel and collects MONEY values from fish. Every fourth WILD collected adds 10 Free Spins and raises the multiplier to x2, x3 and x10, the top level. Random events such as the dynamite spin and the hook can add fish or fishermen.
The bonus price is a fixed multiple of your bet, so at the top example bet the money cost is shown in the table below.
| Buy option | Bet multiple | RTP |
|---|---|---|
| Free Spins at 100x Bet | x100 · A$40 | – |
Before you set a stake, know what comes back. RTP is the share of staked money returned to players over a long run, per A$100 staked. The version running here appears in the game rules.
| Version | RTP | Standard setting |
|---|---|---|
| Variant 1 | 96.71% | Supported |
Big Bass Splash modes
Useful once you have seen the base game and want to know what the bonus does.
Stay in the base game to open Free Spins. Fisherman WILD appears on all reels, collecting random MONEY values (2x-5000x total bet) shown on fish. Every 4th WILD collected retriggers +10 Free Spins and raises multiplier: level 2 = x2, level 3 = x3, level 4 = x10, the maximum.
Base gameMultiplied fish money
Pick your bet, then play 5 reels x 3 rows with 10 fixed paylines, paying left-to-right from leftmost reel. When exactly 2 SCATTER land, a random respin-down or a hook follows. Respin-down moves scatter reels one position down, others respin. The hook pulls a reel up to reveal another SCATTER.
Placing your betRegular wins
Play steps
This shows what happens to your bet from the first click to the end of a round.
Pick your bet first, anywhere from A$0.10 up to A$250, because every win and every collected money value scales with that total bet.
Check your win by reading left to right from the leftmost reel, where two matching symbols in a row on one of the 10 fixed paylines already pay.
Watch for exactly two Scatter symbols, because the game may then add a near-miss: a random respin-down, or a hook that reveals another Scatter.
Land Scatter symbols on the reels to open Free Spins, where the Fisherman Wild appears on all reels and collects money values from fish symbols.
Decide how much you will lose and how long you will play before the first spin, then stop once you reach either limit.
Looking at the reels
Not sure what the bonus looks like or where the win appears? These screens show each part.
Choosing a bet size does not tell you when the bonus round will come, because that timing is not known in advance. Each spin is random. One session can end well above or well below the RTP, and nothing in the paytable predicts which way it goes.
Checking the RTP before you play means reading the game rules, because the RTP version Picklebet Casino runs is shown only there. The figures table gives the number in money for a set stake. The game rules name the version on this page, so read them before the first spin.
Weighing the top prize against your budget starts with one fact: the maximum win of Big Bass Splash is a ceiling reached very rarely. It is the most a single bet can pay, not a result to expect. Plan the session around your money, not around that figure.
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Decide your session budget before the first spin, and treat that amount as the money you are prepared to lose.
Set your stop point before you start, and keep it after a win, because a big win can tempt you to chase more.
Set a deposit limit and a loss limit in your account settings before you play Big Bass Splash, and keep them unchanged for the session.
Take a break as soon as Big Bass Splash stops being fun, and step away from the lobby rather than chasing a result.
Five questions, answered
You will have checked the bets, modes and RTP before your first spin.
Pick this version for the RTP of 96.71%, which is higher than the 96.50% of Big Bass Blast and Big Bass Trophy Catch. Its maximum win is x5,000 of the bet, the same as those titles. Big Bass Splash 1000 is the one that pays up to x25,000.
Pick a stake you can hold through quiet stretches, because Big Bass Splash has high volatility. Results swing more than in low volatility slots. The largest possible win is x5,000 of the bet, which is the upside of that swing.
Pick the buy only if you accept a fixed price for the bonus round. At the example top bet of A$0.40, the Free Spins buy costs A$40, which is 100 times the bet. There is no ante option for this slot.
Watch for Scatter symbols in the base game, because exactly 2 landing set off near-miss teasers. A teaser either respins the scatter reels one position down or pulls a reel up to show another Scatter. Inside Free Spins, every fourth Fisherman Wild collected adds 10 more spins.
Choose a bet from A$0.10 up to A$250, the highest bet allowed here. The examples on this page use A$0.20 and A$0.40, which sit inside that range.
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